WO1981003711A1 - Cleaning device for tape recorder head - Google Patents
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- WO1981003711A1 WO1981003711A1 PCT/JP1981/000135 JP8100135W WO8103711A1 WO 1981003711 A1 WO1981003711 A1 WO 1981003711A1 JP 8100135 W JP8100135 W JP 8100135W WO 8103711 A1 WO8103711 A1 WO 8103711A1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
- G11B5/41—Cleaning of heads
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- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
- G11B23/02—Containers; Storing means both adapted to cooperate with the recording or reproducing means
- G11B23/04—Magazines; Cassettes for webs or filaments
- G11B23/049—Cassettes for special applications not otherwise provided for
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- the present invention relates to a clean-skin device for a contact-type information conversion head such as a magnetic read head or a write head.
- the present invention is directed to a method of this type that can be used without solvents or other fluids to capture material removed from the conversion head. — It relates to two-sog devices.
- reading information according to the characteristics of a magnetic head such as reading on a magnetic tape player or contact-type conversion head, such as a writing head! It is well known that the accuracy or precision of writing is affected. In addition, the presence of undesired substances on the contact surface of the conversion head greatly reduces the precision and accuracy of the operation of the conversion head. For example, when a magnetic recording medium is traveling through the contact surface of a magnetic transducing head, the magnetic powder separates from the magnetic recording medium and these magnetic powders are transferred to the head. If adhered, the performance of the magnetic transducing head can be significantly reduced.
- W wI iPfO Fluid is being used.
- tapes such as flat hard tapes or tapes with a polished surface are used.
- Such a clean-linking method can clean the contact surface of the head, but has the following disadvantages.
- recording or playback of magnetic tape players If a fluid of the type described above is used to clean the conversion head, this type of fluid may be used at the tape player's bunch opening There is a risk of damaging other parts.
- the magnetic powder removed from the conversion head scatters around the head, and this time the guide bin, Capstans, punch mouths — tend to adhere to rollers, idler motors and other parts. If the magnetic powder adheres to the tape in this manner, the performance of the tape player is remarkably reduced due to undesirable noise generation, wows, blacks, and the like. It was sometimes reduced. Then, if any, remove the magnetic powder adhering to the inside of the player from the inside of the player. Need] 9, which can be very costly.
- the present invention has been improved to be suitable for use in conversion heads and to largely eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art as described above.
- the clean-kinder device of the present invention is well suited for use in, for example, a contact-type conversion head, such as a magnetic recording or reproduction head.
- a clear-kneader device for contact-type information conversion comprising: a pace; and a plurality of faces protruding from at least one of the surfaces.
- a crease comprising: means for forming a protrusion region; and an adhesive applied between the plurality of protrusion regions on at least one surface of the base. -Equipment is provided.
- the adhesive applied to the base between the raised areas acts to collect material that has been removed from the conversion head by the raised areas. .
- substances such as magnetic powder removed from the tapehead are controlled and do not adhere to other parts of the device. It is made.
- a fluid or the like to chemically remove deposits from the conversion head.
- FIG. 7 of the accompanying drawings is a plan view of a Cli-Ninth tape having a diamond-shaped ridge, which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side view taken along the line «2-o2” in Figure /
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, a cleaning tape having a clogged tooth-shaped ridge.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the tape head is being cleaned using the cleaning tape shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. .
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of a crimp-on-tape having a rectangular-shaped protrusion, which is a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- 3 ⁇ 4 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7 — 7 in FIG. ⁇
- FIG. 7 is a plan view of a crimp tape having a hexagonal lattice-shaped protrusion, which is a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a tape cassette equipped with the cleaning tape shown in FIGS.
- FIG./FIG. 2 and FIG. 2 are top views of a cleaning tape according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the tape - flop, elongated base - have a scan 1, there protuberance regions C 0 capacitor '- forming a down ridge spare one Saha. The ton is protruded.
- the projecting regions of this embodiment are arranged in a diamond shape as a plurality of intersecting ridges 3.
- the cross section of the ridge 3 is
- An adhesive layer 2 is applied to an area on the base 1 surrounded by the ridges 3 so as to substantially fill the area. .. As shown in FIG. 2, the top of the ridge 3 is preferably covered with an adhesive.
- FIGS. J and FIG. Show a cleaning tape of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, which also has an elongated base 1.
- the base 1 forms a plurality of parallel ridges 3 extending in the width direction of the base 1.
- an adhesive layer 2 is provided in a region sandwiched between the ridges 3 on the base 1.
- the cormorants I mentioned above, the top is your being away et do adhesive layer 2 is coated with adhesive 3 ⁇ 4 have this and is preferred ⁇ arbitrariness of the raised portion 3.
- the parallel ridges 3 in Figs. J and Fig. Are spaced in parallel to resemble the teeth of a Japanese tree.
- FIG. 5 schematically shows the use of the FIG./FIG. And the preferred embodiment of the FIG.
- the top of the ridge 3 rubs the transition head and the contact surface of 4.
- This conversion head 4 may be a read or write head of a magnetic tape player or a tape recorder.
- the ridge 3 acts to remove magnetic powder adhering to the head 4. These removed magnetic powders are captured by the adhesive 2] ?, thereby preventing the magnetic powder from scatter- ing over the entire apparatus, of which the head is a part.
- the cleaning device of the present invention is easy to use.], And it is not necessary to use a clean-and-under fluid! ), The scattering of the magnetic powder removed from the head 4, that is, the scattering is substantially prevented.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 a Jth preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown.
- (MYLAR) Base 1 formed from tape is used.
- Mylar — Base 1 is coated with adhesive layer 2.
- the adhesive is preferably a low-tack organic adhesive applied to the entire surface of the Mylar-Base 1.
- the adhesive layer 2 is covered with a coarsely woven fabric, that is, a mesh-like layer 9. As shown in FIG. 7, this textile layer 9 is formed by a plurality of spaced strands 5, and this strand is made of the adhesive 2! ) It is held on the mirror-base 1 at a distance.
- This adhesive 2 serves to firmly adhere the individual strands 5 in place and to support the strands 5 during the cleaning operation.
- This material 9 is preferably formed from a plastic material, such as Dacron (DACRON).
- the adhesive layer 2 is applied on a tape while being dissolved in a volatile solvent. After the solvent evaporates, the adhesive layer is left. After the adhesive material layer 2 is applied, the fabric material 9 is pressed onto the adhesive material layer 2 to adhere the fabric material 9 to the tape. After the animal 9 is properly bonded, it is cut into strips in the longitudinal direction to form a tape having a desired width.
- the final label in page 1 is preferably the same as the width of the recording table normally used for the equipment to be cleaned.
- the base 1 consisting of mylar is 0.0b thick Mi] 3 and the base 1 as product is width: ⁇ J. / Job.
- Each strand 5 is formed by a pair of twists J of a monofilament 5 consisting of a Dacron.
- the total thickness of the woven or reticulated material 9 is about 9 mm, and the thickness of each strand 5 is about .JJ to 0.03 S mm.
- Adjacent in the longitudinal direction of base 1 The average distance between the centers of the strands 5 is .2, and the average distance between the adjacent strands 5 in the width direction of the base 1 is about 0.2. Therefore, about / ⁇ strands 5 extend in the longitudinal direction of the base 1.
- the pressure-sensitive adhesive 2 may be another material that may come into contact during use], but is also a low-tack organic pressure-sensitive adhesive that preferentially and strongly adheres to the mirror. This prevents the adhesive 2 from being pulled out towards the contact surface of the head 4.
- An example of an adhesive suitable for use in the present invention is an acrylic special adhesive manufactured by Nitto Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Ibaraki, Osaka. This adhesive has the property that it loses its adhesiveness even after being exposed to air for a long time.
- FIG. 7 shows a tape which is the second preferred embodiment using the same layer of the pad 1 and the adhesive material 2 as the embodiment of FIGS. Is this second example a strata? 8 8 8 ⁇ ⁇ 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ⁇ 8 ⁇ 8 ⁇ ⁇ 8 8 ⁇ ⁇ 8 ⁇ ⁇ 8 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ It is made of J.
- the polygonal eyes of the mesh 10 are ⁇ .
- the inner dimensions of the polygons are formed in the width direction of the base 1, and in the longitudinal direction of the base 1.
- the embodiment of FIG. 3 is incorporated in a manner similar to that described with reference to FIGS.
- This cassette includes a cassette head, a housing 6 and two haptics 7 mounted on a rotatable bearer in this housing 6.
- the cleaning device of the present invention can be easily used in the same manner as a conventional magnetic tape force set.
- Cassette 6 is easily attached to the tape player, and the control of the tape player is operated, so that base 1 crosses the conversion head for recording and playback. Is moved. No. In the illustrated embodiment, the length of base 1 is appropriate to provide a "play" time of ⁇ ⁇ / sec at ⁇ tape speed / inch / sec ( ⁇ / sec). Length. This means that the conversion heads can be easily cleaned-without any special methods or tools.
- the illustrated cleaning device can be easily operated on a conventional tape device without special precautions. This is because the base 1 is wrapped around the horr without adhering to itself. Because it depends on the way it works.
- Magnetic transducer heads for example, heads used in audio tape devices, video tape devices, storage tape devices for combi- ters), and other contact types It can be used for both conversion heads (capacitance detection trans-heads used for some forms of video discs, etc.).
- the present invention is not limited to use in a storage medium of a tape type, but can be easily applied to a storage medium of other types such as a disk, a disk, and a ram. sell.
- the transformer is cleaned at the same time as the head is cleaned. Chillers and guides.
- a peak-shaped protrusion on both sides of a cleaning device such as a tape It is preferable to give a turn.
- a projection c The turn may be formed in a discontinuous region that is not peak-like or strand-like. 'Of course, the dimensions and materials described above can be easily changed if desired.
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DE813152104T DE3152104A1 (de) | 1980-06-10 | 1981-06-10 | Cleaning device for tape recorder head |
DK52782A DK52782A (da) | 1980-06-10 | 1982-02-08 | Renseanordning |
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JP80/80769 | 1980-06-10 | ||
JP8076980U JPS634254Y2 (ja) | 1980-06-10 | 1980-06-10 |
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EP (1) | EP0053191A4 (ja) |
JP (1) | JPS634254Y2 (ja) |
AU (1) | AU7293281A (ja) |
DE (1) | DE3152104A1 (ja) |
DK (1) | DK52782A (ja) |
GB (1) | GB2090460B (ja) |
NL (1) | NL8120199A (ja) |
SE (1) | SE8200710L (ja) |
WO (1) | WO1981003711A1 (ja) |
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US4635154A (en) * | 1983-12-23 | 1987-01-06 | Allsop, Inc. | Cleaning ribbon and method for cleaning a video player/recorder |
EP0850476B1 (en) * | 1995-09-14 | 2007-05-23 | Joseph Frederick Fritsch | A cleaning device for cleaning components of a video unit |
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JPS512597Y1 (ja) * | 1970-09-18 | 1976-01-26 | ||
JPS524453B2 (ja) * | 1972-01-12 | 1977-02-04 | ||
JPS526262Y2 (ja) * | 1972-06-28 | 1977-02-09 | ||
JPS52118617U (ja) * | 1976-03-06 | 1977-09-08 |
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- 1981-06-10 DE DE813152104T patent/DE3152104A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1981-06-10 WO PCT/JP1981/000135 patent/WO1981003711A1/ja not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1981-06-10 EP EP19810901673 patent/EP0053191A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1981-06-10 AU AU72932/81A patent/AU7293281A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1981-06-10 GB GB8203619A patent/GB2090460B/en not_active Expired
- 1981-06-10 NL NL8120199A patent/NL8120199A/nl not_active Application Discontinuation
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- 1982-02-08 DK DK52782A patent/DK52782A/da not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1982-02-08 SE SE8200710A patent/SE8200710L/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
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JPS512597Y1 (ja) * | 1970-09-18 | 1976-01-26 | ||
JPS524453B2 (ja) * | 1972-01-12 | 1977-02-04 | ||
JPS526262Y2 (ja) * | 1972-06-28 | 1977-02-09 | ||
JPS52118617U (ja) * | 1976-03-06 | 1977-09-08 |
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DK52782A (da) | 1982-02-08 |
DE3152104A1 (de) | 1982-09-09 |
SE8200710L (sv) | 1982-02-08 |
GB2090460A (en) | 1982-07-07 |
GB2090460B (en) | 1985-01-16 |
AU7293281A (en) | 1982-01-07 |
JPS634254Y2 (ja) | 1988-02-03 |
JPS574030U (ja) | 1982-01-09 |
EP0053191A4 (en) | 1982-10-14 |
NL8120199A (nl) | 1982-05-03 |
EP0053191A1 (en) | 1982-06-09 |
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